"One Royal Octobitch Slam, delivered!!" He muttered, cracking his knuckles.
The Royal Relic wasn't that excited though. "Ah, my prince… she's a lady, an Aetherian Royalty at that. Do you not think it unbecoming—"
"Fuck that shit! And you keep your link shut if you're going talk about bullshit like that!"
At this moment, Axel was very angry. And anyone trying to get in his way would have to go through it. He didn't care whether it was a man or a woman, beautiful or ugly, delicate or rough.
While they were arguing, Zeta suddenly appeared in front of him, blasting him with another laser. Her face was completely disfigured with the punch she had gotten from Axel.
But light shone from her eyes and the injuries healed rapidly.
"Oh, of course she can heal too!" muttered Axel in frustration. Light Magic was great for healing. Even his healing spell has Light magic in it.
Zeta wiped the tears off her eyes, looking pained.
"You cheated!" She accused. "Aren't you ashamed to use such a lowly tactic on a Royalty?"
"Cheated? Am I your enemy or lover? Bitch I'm SUPPOSED to cheat you! And lowly tactic? Then how low is sending 2 Overseers for a 13 year old?" He asked in return.
Women's logic sometimes really baffles Axel.
She is the one who tried to kill him first, and when he responds in kind, suddenly he's the villain.
But that seemed to shut her up as she didn't seem to have a response to that. "R-Regardless, you won't succeed with your lowly tricks again. That, I can guarantee!"
"We'll see," muttered Axel, rotating his Trident, not because of practicality, but because it looked cool when Aslot did it.
[Skill Steal]
[You have learnt Royal Water Martial Arts]
Axel turned his body into water. And this time, along with the Trident's blade, numerous water blades also attacked Zeta. He was not only using his knife skills, he was also using what Aslot had used on him, only much better as he could simultaneously control much more blades than Aslot, and with much more precision.
"I told you, it won't work."
But, Zeta seemed to be in a League of her own. Her body started to emit ligh, and then, she could no longer be seen. The only thing visible were the Light beams following the Trajectory of her movements. And at the same time, vines sprouted from her palms, which she swept through Axel, burning him with Light Magic while also draining his water.
She was so fast that no matter how fast Axel attacked, she would simply move away by the time his strike would reach her. It was almost as if everything was happening in slow motion for her.
While enduring the attack of the roots, Axel gritted his teeth. "Should've killed you in the first strike."
He really didn't have time to waste on this Light Elemental freak. She's evading his best close combat attacks like nothing.
Zeta even had the leisure to smile while attacking. "I told you. It won't happen again. The difference in bloodlines is insurmountable."
"You think so?" Said Axel, stopping his attacks. "Then let me tell you something before you die."
*Clap*
A crisp sound rang out in the area as a tight slap landed smack-dab in the middle of Zeta's right cheek.
"I don't need a fucking bloodline to hit you," said Axel.
But the most surprising thing about this was not that she couldn't avoid it, but the slap itself. It was just an ordinary slap, with no super-strength applied behind it like the previous punch.
It was not meant as an attack to injure, but more of a demonstration. The ease and casualness with which he managed to land the slap was the real attack.
Zeta just stood there, one cheek reddening, unable to understand what the hell just happened. The slap was definitely very slow. Then...
Why couldn't she avoid it?
How did she not see it?
"Are you wondering why?" Asked Axel.
"It's because—*Slap* — Technique is more important than speed." He said, landing another slap on another cheek.
Axel was not even using the fancy skills of the System or Atlantis right now. He was simply using plain out art of distraction he had learnt on the streets. All he has to do is shift the opponent's attention away from his hand.
If she doesn't even see it, would she react to it?
"I haven't even tried going invisible yet, but I'm late right now." said Axel, as Zeta's eyes suddenly widened in realization.
That's right. If Axel can so easily land slaps on her, then definitely—
FLASH
Suddenly, Zeta appeared 10 meters away, scared of a fatal hit.
But—
It was already too late. What appeared meters was only her body. Her head, hands, and legs were left in front of Axel, cut cleanly through by his Trident's blades.
"Finally," Axel sighed. "Can we get it over with now?" He asked the Relic.
They had come here in order to reinforce the seal. But that purpose was yet to be completed. The sooner they are done here, the sooner he can go back and find out what the fuck is going on.
Plus, it's really important to stop the Entity since Kraken having control over the Royal Throne is really dangerous.
"My Prince… unfortunately, I do not think it is over yet."
Axel frowned.
"What?"
The Trident didn't need to say anything more. Because his question was answered when the head and limbs he had just cut off simply dissolved into light particles and dissolved into nature. At the same time, a new head and new limbs appeared on the body that was still floating in the air.
Zeta checked her new head, her face deathly pale after her recent death. "In...In my whole life, I've never had to go through something like that!" She said, aggressively checking her head's connection with her neck.
Right now, Zeta was so angry that the Light particles around her were trembling.
She looked like she had just been through a nightmare, which she probably was, considering that she had just had her head and limbs chopped off.
???
"What the fuck?"
On the other hand, Axel was left completely bowled over.
"You've made this personal now," said Zeta, raising her hands to the air.
"Light Flare."
Suddenly, every tree, every plant, every blade of grass lit up with a perculiar blinding light, completely blocking Axel's sight.
But that was just the beginning.
"Light Barrage."
Light Beams began falling on him from all direction, burning him up.
"This is the end for you." said Zeta as Axel began to get blown through faster than he could regenerate.
"Not so easy."
[Water Domain]
More water was summoned from Trident, spreading everywhere in the clearing. Suddenly, even with his sight completely gone, Axel began evading the beams better than before.
"I don't really need eyes all that much."
As long as he could sense water, he could sense everything.
"But, you do." Suddenly, Zeta was fully enclosed in invisible water which Axel had sneaked up around her.
?! Zeta was startled, suddenly submerged in water that she hadn't even seen coming, and Axel didn't give her time to react. Veins burst out on his hand as he powerfully closed it into a fist.
*Burst*
The invisible water suddenly turned red as Zeta's body was completely pulverized by the immense pressure Axel had exerted through water.
Looking at the red water, Axel sighed. "Is it… over?"
"You think.. you can kill a Royalty so easily?"
Zeta's voice rang out throughout the clearing.
Axel was floored now. "You've GOT to be kidding me."
The gory mush inside the water once again dissolved into light particles as a new body reformed, standing on one of the branches of the giant tree.
"Do not forget. You're on MY territory, young man. Here, I can not die," she said, her eyes pure gold. The whole surroundings began stirring, every tree seeming shaking from her anger, including the huge world tree.
"But still, for crushing me to death, you are going to pay a very painful price."
The huge tree behind her pulsed with power, spreading a huge shockwave throughout the area.
At first, Axel didn't see any response. But then, tiny buds began sprouting everywhere in the area. That included Axel's body.
"What the—"
Axel freaked, trying to kill the sprouts, but there were just too many. Their speed of growth was extremely fast.
"Ouch..."
And Axel didn't know why but it was actually hurting, and he was suddenly feeling weak all over. "What the hell are… these things?"
"How is it?" Asked Zeta, floating gracefully far away with a powerful halo around her. "Those are special hybrids I created for my worst enemies. Not only are they draining your water and magic, but your life force itself! Really painful, isn't it?"
Painful? Bitch please. Pain was the last thing on Axel's mind right now. He was not even worried about the decreasing water, magic and life. The main concern was:
What to do?!
He has already killed the bitch two times and it hasn't worked at all. What can he do at this point? Is there anything he can do?
'System, just how do I kill this bitch?'
[Axel, she has the ability to borrow life force from nature. The Tree behind here is an imitation of the World Tree, meaning it has infinite life force. So, as long as she's connected to the world tree imitation, she's immortal.]
What the HELL?
World Tree Imitation?!
That colossal thing is the imitation of the World Tree from the Aether World?
The wood on Axel's wand was from the world tree. And Axel is still always shocked by its Light Affinity. Even if that thing in the back is just an imitation, it changes things.
It seems there's a reason why the Royal Relic grew afraid when it found out about Zeta's bloodline.
[Arcane Eyes]
Axel scanned the area much more carefully. "Holy…
"Are you kidding me right now?" He asked in frustration.
It was only then that he realised. This whole area was her domain! Every place had her magic flowing through it! And the amount of magic the giant tree had... it's like she's carrying a massive powerbank of unlimited power supply.
"So, you're the problem, huh?" He thought, looking at the huge tree in the middle of the clearing. He needed to destroy this tree and this environment first.
Not only is it providing Zeta with unlimited power, but they're also drawing power from the seal, thus weakening it quickly.
"I don't think you even have the ability to focus on my words anymore, but if you can, I'll just say that you really were an astonishing warrior, despite the inferior bloodline," said Zeta, looking down at Axel.
Axel looked at Zeta in a deadpan.
Is this bitch for real?
"Aslot was so much better than you..." he murmured sadly.
It's true that with the abilities this woman has, she's much more powerful than Aslot. Her bloodline makes it so. Like, she has infinite regeneration, extreme speed, extreme destructiveness, extreme reaction speed, infinite power, and god knows what more.
So, compared to Aslot, she's definitely much more dangerous, to the point that Axel would have had serious trouble against her if he didn't have the [Water Body].
But, her combat knowledge, battlefield awareness, Battlefield iq, and combat skills leave a lot to be desired when compared to a legend like Aslot.
If Aslot were to really face off against this bitch…
'He'd wipe the floor with her.'
So, is Axel, who has already defeat Aslot, and now even has the Royal Relic, losing already?
"I haven't even started yet." He muttered, blue magic beginning to ooze out of him.
What Axel had done so far, he could have managed even without the Relic.
With his Magical capacity being as low as it is, he has a habit of using minimal power to have maximum gains.
But, that no longer has to be the case now. He has the Fucking royal trident in his hands right now, and he hasn't even used 1% of his power.
"Time to go big."
It was time to check the real abilities of the Trident. In order to end the fight quickly, he will have to increase the power output
Axel looked at the huge size of the tree. It was so tall that he couldn't even see the end of it. In order to take it down, he would need a lot of power.
[Water Summoning: Max]
BOOM
Suddenly, a sphere of water appeared around Axel, which rapidly started to grow at an alarming rate.
Time to show the ignorant bitch, what the real power of an Atlantian Royal actually is.
…..
A.N.: POWERSTONES!
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